FOOD & RESTAURANT / ARTISANA COMFORT GOURMET

RAFFY AND ANNIE GARCIA, THE COUPLE BEHIND THE DAVAO RESTAURANTS SPIRALE AND PASTANNI THOUGHT ABOUT OPENING A RESTO WHERE FOOD ART IS CELEBRATED BY FOODIES. ACQUIRING A 1950’s HOUSE IN ARAULLO STREET IN DAVAO CITY AND RESTORING IT INTO AN ARTSY RESTAURANT BRINGING OUT A NATURAL FILIPINO HOMEY AMBIANCE. THE HOUSE WHICH HAS ALL IT ELEMENTS FROM WOODEN ARCS BOASTS AN ARTISTIC TIMELESS BEAUTY. THE RESTO HAS A VERY RELAXED ATMOSPHERE WHERE FOOD IS DEFINITELY ENJOYED BY DINERS. THE PLACE IS FILLED UP WITH PAINTNG FROM FAMOUS ARTISTS, ARTISANA DELIGHT FOODIES WITH NOT JUST A CASUAL AND COZY FEEL BUT A PERFECT GATHERING PLACE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS OVER REALLY GOOD FOOD. CHEF ANNIE TWEAKS HER FAVORITE FILIPINO DISHES AND COLLECTION OF PERSONAL RECIPES IN ARTISANA BUT STILL USES FILIPINO ELEMENTS AND MAINTAINS NATIVE TASTE IN IT. A FEW WEEKS AGO, MEDIA, LIFESTYLE WRITERS AND BLOGGERS WERE INVITED TO A SPECIAL GATHERING OPENING ITS DOORS TO A GUSTATORY DINNER